Health Psychology

Daten

Offizielle Daten in der Fachveröffentlichung für das folgende akademische Jahr: 2026-2027

Thematik

Health psychology is concerned with the study of psychological processes related to health, illness and healthcare. It provides a theoretical and practical health-focused approach to people's well-being and physical health. Health psychology studies cognitive-behavioral factors that influence different health conditions and maintenance of health. It addresses the issues of health promotion, prevention, health behavior, coping and social support. Health psychology deals with the adjustment processes and quality of life in chronic illnesses, hospitalization and medical care. Furthermore, health psychology emphasizes the importance of the health of healthcare providers, the prevention of burn out and other professional-related risks.

Vorlesungen

Praktika

Seminare

• 1. Factors affecting health behaviour - Tiringer István
• 2. Options for lifestyle change - Tiringer István
• 3.

  Changing eating habits

  - Major Jutta
• 4.

  
  Changing eating habits

  - Major Jutta
• 5.

  Smoking, nicotine addiction - options for quitting

  - Major Jutta
• 6.

  Stress, models for coping with stress

  - Major Jutta
• 7. Obesity and the 'lifelong weight management programme - Tiringer István
• 8. Risk communication - Tiringer István
• 9.

  The psychology of grief

  - Major Jutta
• 10.

  The psychology of grief

  - Major Jutta
• 11.

  Conflict management and mental health

  - Birkás Béla
• 12.

  Health Psychology of Emotion Regulation I - Social Competence

  - Birkás Béla
• 13. Resilience and assertiveness - Exercise - Gács Boróka
• 14. Health Psychology of Emotion Regulation II - Self-Actualisation - Gács Boróka
• 15. The importance of work-life balance in medical practice - Birkás Béla
• 16. Burnout syndrome - prevention, treatment options - Birkás Béla
• 17.

  Effects of relaxation on health

  - Gács Boróka
• 18.

  Relaxation exercises

  - Gács Boróka
• 19.

  Hypnosis in medical practice

  - Gács Boróka
• 20.

  Suggestions and health

  - Gács Boróka
• 21. Health improvement programmes, quality of life - Birkás Béla
• 22. Trends in clinical health psychology - Birkás Béla
• 23. Summary - Tiringer István
• 24. Evaluation - Tiringer István

Materialien zum Aneignen des Lehrstoffes

Obligatorische Literatur

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Vom Institut veröffentlichter Lehrstoff

Presentations, handouts, additional materials available on Neptun.

Skript

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Empfohlene Literatur

Carrie D. Llewellyn, Susan Ayers et al. (Eds.): Cambridge Handbook of Psychology, Health and Medicine (3rd edition). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2019

Voraussetzung zum Absolvieren des Semesters

According to Code of Studies and Examination. The topics of the course will be prepared by students holding a live demonstration with a PowerPoint presentation.

Semesteranforderungen

Final tests.

Möglichkeiten zur Nachholung der Fehlzeiten

Additional homework or presentation.

Prüfungsfragen

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Prüfer

Praktika, Seminarleiter/innen

• Birkás Béla
• Gács Boróka
• Major Jutta
• Tiringer István